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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

History of the week

History of the week

By Northern Star staff | September 7, 2016

Plan for retirement at Holmes Student Center

By Northern Star staff | September 7, 2016

Retirement may seem far away, but all the better reason to start planning. Students can attend a seminar on how to prepare for retirement presented by Brian Smith, the director of human resource services.The seminar will take place 12p.m. to 1p.m. Thursday...

NIU offers fall ACT preparation courses

By Northern Star staff | September 7, 2016

This fall, NIU is offering courses to students who are looking for specialized ACT test preparation. Courses are 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays beginning with the Sept.18 pre-test through the Oct.16 post-test in Graham Hall, Room 341. It is an opportunity for...

Corn and Chicken will be served in Dusable Hall from 11 to 2 p.m. today as part of a fundraiser for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and B.R.O.T.H.E.R.S.

SHPE to sell chicken and corn today

By Northern Star staff | September 7, 2016

Corn and Chicken will be served in Dusable Hall from 11 to 2 p.m. today as part of a fundraiser for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and B.R.O.T.H.E.R.S.

Ceremony to honor those who protect and serve the community

By Northern Star staff | September 6, 2016

AMVETS Post 90 will celebrate all those who protect and serve the DeKalb community Friday at 2 p.m.The celebration will take place at AMVETS/VFW Post at 421 Oak St. in DeKalb, IL.Police officers, firefighters, health care workers, military heroes and...

New honors director hopes to restructure Honors Engage

New honors director hopes to restructure Honors Engage

By Samantha Malone | September 6, 2016

Students adjust to printing fees

By Sanah Baig | September 6, 2016

DeKALB | This semester, students have to load money onto their OneCard if they want to use NIU’s printers because of an elimination in printing quotas.“I was surprised, because I had to print off a bunch of stuff for class and saw that I only had...

Veteran meet and greet to be held in DeKalb

By Northern Star staff | September 1, 2016

The DeKalb County 40&8 is coordinating a Veterans Coffee Meet and Greet at 10:00 a.m. Sept. 14 at Heritage Woods of DeKalb on 2626 N. Annie Glidden Rd.The meet and greet will take place on the second Wednesday of every month and will last about an...

Indulge in coffee flavored ice cream

By Northern Star staff | September 1, 2016

Ice cream and coffee lovers, rejoice! It’s National Coffee Ice Cream Day on September 6.Students can visit Gilbert, Neptune, New Hall, or Stevenson from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. to eat special coffee flavored ice cream.               These dining...

KishHealth System Hospice looks to train volunteers

By Northern Star staff | September 1, 2016

KishHealth System Hospice will provide an orientation and training program, open to all majors, September through October, as it searches for volunteers.The volunteer program will provide a broad understanding of Hospice work. Sue Goudy, volunteer and...

Art Walk to feature students’ work

By Samantha Malone | September 1, 2016

Anna-Marie Zurlinden, first year graduate student, spent hours examining ancient textiles and the movement of water to inspire the artwork she will be showing in DeKalb’s first annual Art Walk.The DeKalb Area Arts Council is hosting the event on Oct....

Bookstore opens in Junction Shopping Center

By Sanah Baig | September 1, 2016

DeKalb has not had a bookstore for the past two years aside from Village Commons Bookstore, but that changed on Wednesday when Book World opened its doors.Director of store operations Gregg Belonger said Book World, 858 W. Lincoln Highway, has come to...

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